Choice Greens has until the end of the month to vacate its space at 4205 N. Campbell Ave.
The restaurant’s owners were notified by their landlord a few days before Thanksgiving that they had to be out in 30 days, according to a news release. The restaurant was later told that the plaza had been sold “and that a Mexican restaurant will be opening in the space,” the release stated.
“We are actively searching for an alternate location, but the short 30-day notice will make it difficult,” Choice Greens co-owner Paolo DeFilippis said in a written statement.
He could not be reached Thursday afternoon for additional comment. The plaza’s landlord also could not be reached to comment.
A spokeswoman said DeFilippis planned to notify the restaurant’s 20-plus employees Thursday night of the closure.
In the release, DeFilippis said he hoped to place his affected employees in his other restaurants — Choice Greens on Speedway, 2829 E. Speedway; and Graze Premium Burgers, 2721 E. Speedway.
Choice Greens has operated in Plaza Antigua on Campbell for nine years, next door to the plaza’s anchor tenant, Trader Joe’s.
“The forced closure of our Campbell location is especially difficult since we are in the holiday season, but it is out of our hands,” DeFilippis said.
